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IBM i Security Audit Solutions

IBM iSeries: Why Outsourcing Support & Development Unlocks Its Full Potential It is very common for people to leave a company or change roles within the company. Often this is overlooked and access note revoked to applications and functions which are no longer needed. This is very important with high authority users which are authorised

RPG Programming

RPG Programming RPG is the programming language most closely associated with the IBM iSeries. Applications such as Infor’s System 21 are written in RPG. There are other applications on the iSeries  which are written in different languages such as Java or  COBOL. RPG is broken down into different flavours, for example if you are running

Financial Expertise

IBM iSeries & System21 Experts | Tailored IT Solutions for Financial Services At Integrated Management Solutions (Global) Ltd (IMS) we know that it is critical for us to fully understand your business before we can design, modify or upgrade a system to meet your needs. This means we have to be knowledgeable about Financial Services

Security in Internet Facing Environments

Security in Internet Facing Environments Connection to the external network exposes an organisation’s external-facing services to a larger and untrusted network, usually the Internet. This always has security implications. Any service provided to users on the external network can be a security risk. The most common of these services are Web servers, Mail servers, FTP

IMS Extends with new Technology Services Division

IMS announces the acquisition of JPSys Integrated Management Solutions (IMS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of JPSys, a Technology Services company providing design, installation and configuration services and delivering problem solving and trouble shooting in areas such as active directories, data libraries,  hardware upgrades, security audits, disaster recovery services and VPN and network optimisation.

Rebate System

How Leading Suppliers Automate Complex Customer Rebates In many industries it is expected that a supplier provides retrospective rebates to their customers. In fact, in many cases it is the only way to do business, particularly with some large groups. Over the years these rebate schemes have become progressively more complex and this has meant

Keep Expenditure and Inventory Under Control

Keep Expenditure and Inventory Under Control with IMS and Asprova Solutions Market demands on manufacturing companies are increasingly complex and production is facing a growing requirement to respond dynamically to change and keep expenditure and inventory under control while responding to market requirements. Integrated Management Solutions (IMS) is here to help with Asprova Production Planning

Price File Upload

Eliminate Pricing Errors: Automate System21 Customer Price Lists in Minutes After several requests, IMS have developed a mechanism to transfer customer price lists from a spreadsheet on to System21 to update customer price lists. This list will be automatically uploaded for each price type, discount group and item code. The utility also has the facility

Purchase Ledger Invoice Processing

Slash Purchase Ledger Costs by 70%: The Fully Automated Invoice Processing Solution In every organisation, Purchase Ledger departments are challenged with cutting operating costs, while ensuring invoices are promptly paid and mishandling does not compromise hard-earned business relationships. According to research, manual P/L processes are costing companies on average £3-£6 per invoice and reducing employee

FIFO Matching

FIFO Costing Problems? Fix Negative Stock Issues Automatically For many sites, FIFO costing is essential to the business to ensure their inventory costs remain accurate. The system works very well and allows the user to look at the individual batches (whether you use batch control or not) and identify its cost. However, there is one

What is SEPA?

What is SEPA? Making and receiving euro payments in the UK will be even easier from 1st February 2016  From 1st Feb 2016, making a cross border payment will be easier and more efficient as banks will require less information from consumers and businesses – customers will just need their IBAN (International Bank Account Number).

IMS Celebrates 25th Anniversary

IMS Celebrates 25th Anniversary Integrated Management Solutions (IMS) Ltd celebrates its 25th anniversary. In July 1990 founder Simon Sherwood set out with a vision to use technology to improve business performance and solve IT and business problems. Over the course of the last 25 years, IMS has made that vision a reality for over 80%